Senior Analyst (Workforce Planning)

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom; hybrid working with at least two days per week or 40% of working time at an office site.

Salary: £40,824–£45,360 per year; the detailed advert also states £40,824–£49,000 per year, plus benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a major financial services organisation undergoing transformation across Wealth & Investments.

What you will do

• Lead meetings with colleagues across operational leadership, platform, finance, data, and commercial teams.
• Analyse commercial and operational data, identify trends, and provide recommendations.
• Complete what-if assessments to evaluate changing requirements for customer-facing teams.
• Track operational FTE movements, including joiners, movers, and leavers, and assess impacts on cost, budget, and service.
• Support decisions on recruitment and multiskilling while identifying process and service improvements.
• Own specific workforce-planning tasks through to completion.

Requirements

• 3+ years of forecasting and capacity-planning experience within a large organisation.
• Strong numeracy, data literacy, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills for report production, model building, and data analysis.
• Ability to simplify complex information and present it clearly to senior audiences in writing and verbally.
• Strong collaboration skills, a professional manner, and willingness to learn and develop.
• Availability to work in the Edinburgh hybrid pattern, attending an office site at least two days per week or 40% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience with Power BI and Power Query.
• Knowledge of Wealth and Investments businesses and products.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity and representation.
• Workplace adjustments available for disability, long-term health conditions, and neurodivergence.
• Adjustments can include flexibility around office attendance, location, and working pattern where reasonable.
• Disability Confident Scheme support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
• Permanent full-time employment with an extensive benefits package.